When I mention to people that we’re expanding our program in Guatemala to include street children, the most common question I get is, “Why are they living on the streets?...
Contradictions enveloped our recent trip to Honduras. Before the trip began, concerned friends warned me that “people are leaving Honduras, not coming”. Unknowingly, I entered the country with preconceived ideas...
BY KYMBER WALTMUSSEN, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF RIVETED KIDS This story comes from our recent trip to Matungen, Kenya. We traveled with good friends – who else can you talk into...
Does anyone actually “win” in war? It’s hard to believe so, when you see the terrible suffering inflicted on the many innocent families that invariably get caught in the middle...
Business Day – 12 Dec 2018: “Never has one nation dominated a discipline in quite the way Kenya has come to own long-distance running. At last weekend’s Singapore marathon, Kenyans...
My daughter, Brenna, left Guatemala this morning, and I will be staying on for two more weeks. To ensure she arrived safely at the airport in Guatemala City, I decided...
I have heard the story of Carlos’ past, but I didn’t realize he came from Almolonga (in Guatemala) until I met an old woman there on our collection rounds. Carlos’ wife,...
A natural disaster is hard even in wealthy societies, but when life is a daily struggle even during the good times, a disaster like a cyclone can truly be devastating....
Selvamani’s three children are in the back row Selvamani is a widow with three children. Her husband was killed in a road accident shortly after the birth of their third child,...
Welcome, my friends! I am currently in India for my third visit to the Karaikudi projects. On past trips, Martin, my partner here, organized visits to many villages where formal presentations...